Shorted out battery BMW R69s

[lux]

I screwed up, while I had my 1961 R69s BMW on a charger I shorted out the battery. I didn't find this out until later when the cables to the charger were melted. Later I put it back on the charger correctly and it seemed to charge but, I'm afraid I killed the battery, but not sure yet. It will not start now, even when on the charger.
What other components should I look at if just replacing the battery doesnt work?

[Rubone]

An R69S (or any pre '70 BMW) does not need a battery to run. The ignition is a magneto, not a battery/coil type. The battery just works for the lighting circuit (unless it has a solid state conversion, in which case you are SOL). Hopefully you did not ruin the magneto coil back feeding power to it. The key, when pushed down opens a ground circuit allowing the magneto to fire. Clean your points. Clean your plugs. If the magneto is OK it will run even if the battery is across the street.

[lux]

Thank you Robbie,
I have no idea what I was doing wrong but, I gave it a try again today and she started right up. I hate not knowing what I was doing wrong but, I'm not complaining. Also the battery seems to be fine because the lights work same as before.